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Number of Shawano County housing units on the upswing

Single-family and multifamily housing units have recently been built in Shawano, Bonduel and Wittenberg, but Peter Thillman said more work still needs to be done for supply to meet demand in Shawano County.

Thillman, executive director of Shawano Community Economic Progress Inc., provided an annual update to the Shawano County Board on June 24.

He thanked the board for investing in a 2022 housing study.

Newcap’s assets being sold in online auction

Assets belonging to Shawano’s Newcap location are now up for sale in accordance with the court-ordered liquidation decision.

All of the contents in the Newcap building at 504 Lakeland Road are now available through Titletown Auction Company. The auction began June 24.

Bidding is open to the public and takes place exclusively online through Titletown Auction Company’s website.

Pound man pleads no contest in shooting case

A Pound man pleaded no contest June 24 to a reduced charge for shooting his friend in the leg one year ago in June 2025.

Cody Race, 37, pleaded no contest to aggravated battery — intending bodily harm with the use of a dangerous weapon, according to online court records. That charge was reduced from attempted first-degree intentional homicide through a plea agreement, which was accepted by Judge Jay Conley.

Shawano County bat tests positive for rabies

The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department reports that a bat in Shawano County has tested positive for the rabies virus, which is transmitted from infected mammals to humans (typically via a bite) and is nearly always fatal once symptoms appear.

Free speech sparks fly at county board meeting

Filling a vacancy on the Shawano County Board has spiraled into arguments of free speech, citizens’ rights and issues of discrimination.

Read it and reap

For years, the Shawano County Public Library has been known as a place for more than books, videos and educational resources.

There’s the free Wi-FI, an escape room, free state park passes and the Library of Things that offers luggage, fishing poles, small kitchen appliances, puzzles and more.

Governor still seeking applicants for Oconto County DA

Finding someone to fill the role of district attorney in Oconto County is proving more difficult than anticipated.

When Gov. Tony Evers appointed District Attorney Hannah Schuchart to fill the unexpired term of Judge Michael T. Judge, he originally had an April 10 deadline to apply to fill her unexpired term.

Now, the governor is accepting applications on a rolling basis until the vacancy is filled.

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